Will Annaly Capital Management's New Plan Be a Disaster?

Unlike Two Harbors (NYSE: TWO) which dabbles in multiple areas of the mortgage market, Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) has historically only invested in safe, agency securities -- until now. Annaly has slowly been adding more commmerical, non-agency investments to its portfolio.

Some investors think this is a bad move and another signal that Annaly doesn't have a consistent investment process. In the following video, Motley Fool analyst David Hanson tells Matt Koppenheffer why he isn't too concerned about Annaly's recent moves.

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